Wicket for house-doors.



w. A. FOGG. WICKET FOR HOUSE DOORS. APPLICATION FILED OCT. l5. 19M- Patented June 13, 1916. I

iinirnn srai'rns rarnnr ornion WILLIS A. FOGG, 0F IVIALDEN, MASSACHUSETTS.

WICKET FOR HOUSE-DOORS.

Application filed October 15, 1914.

which the following is a full, clear, and 6X' act specification.

This invention relates to wickets or small closable openings in dwelling-house doors for permitting the introduction of milk,pro visions and other articles without the necessity of opening the large door provided with the same; and it has for its object the effecting of certain improvements in details of.

construction hereinafter set forth, and illustrated in the drawings forming part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of a portion of a doorprovided with a wicket embodying my improvements. Fig. 2 is a vertical section of the same.

Referring first to Fig. 1, the numeral 1 designates a dwelling-house, or other, door of usual construction, having two horizontal panels in its lower portion, and vertical panels in its upper part While I do not restrict my wicket to this type of doors, since it may be applied to doors having vertical lower panels, yet I prefer to show it in connection with what is now the prevailing style in houses of medium cost.

In applying my wicket to either type of door in which the panelsare not too large,

the entire lower panel is removed; in the case of the horizontal paneled door, the lowest panel is taken out, while in the case of the vertical paneled door, the lowest panel nearest the hinges is removed. The lowest horizontal panel having therefore been out out, and the moldings removed which surrounded the same, the door is ready for receiving my wicket, which is preferably constructed entirely of wood.

The wicket-door 2 consists of a single board of substantially the same thickness and appearance of the panel removed, and

painted or stained to match the remainder of the wood-work.

The wicket-casing consists of two frames. The inner frame 3 is the one which is applied to the inner side of the house door, and the outer frame 4 is applied to the outside of the house door.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented June 13, 1916 Serial No. 866,853.

The inner frame comprises a top, two sides and a lower member or water-shed. The top 5, and sides 6 are of like cross-section, consisting in each case of a length of wood molded to have a flange or shoulder 9, a rabbet 10, and a deep groove or slot 11; the rabbet is designed for the reception of the edges of the wicket-door 2; and the, flange or shoulder is designed to fit against the inner surface of the portion of the housedoor surrounding the panel-opening. I

The bottom member or water shed 12 is deeper than the other members of the inner frame, having its upper surface slanting downward from its inner and raised edge 13, while its under surface is cut partly away to receive the edge of the door opening, and to provide an overhang 14c.

The ends of the top member 5 and the upper ends of the side members 6, are mitered to fit each other, as indicated in Fig. l, and said parts are preferably fastened to the inner surface of the house-door by screws 15 penetrating the shoulders 9 into the door 1. The water-shed, when made: with the overhang 14, must be applied to the door-opening separately, and is fastened therein by screws or brads passing vertically downward into the house-door. Without the overhang, the water-shed 12 can be attached ori inally to the side members before the entire inner frame is put in place.

The outer frame 1- consists of three member s,a top 16, and two sides 17,all of like cross section. Such cross section is. in the, shape of a letter 1., having a front strip 19 designed to be fastened to the outer surface of the door 1 about the panel-opening, and a flange 2O fitted to enter the groove or slot llof the inner frame. This flange and groove are made of suflicient depth to enable the same to be in engagement whether the material composing the door 1 is thin or thick. If said material is thin, the flanges 20 enter said slots deeply, while if it is thicker, they do not enter so far. The appearance of the wicket-casing is not in any way affected by such variation in the doors thickness, since said telescopic arrangement of the flanges and grooves wholly conceals the same.

The ends of the top 16 and of the upper ends of the sides 17, are mitered together, but the lower ends of the sides descend beside the ends of the water-shed 12. Said top and sides are fastened to the door 1 by screws, brads or nails driven through the front strips 19 into the door. a i

The wicket door 2 is hinged to the top member 5 to swing freely into place against the rabbets 10, and is provided with a latch 21, for locking it, and a hand-pull 22 for closing it.

In using the'wicket, the wicket-door 2 is left almost closed, with the spring catch or latch 21 not quite engaged with its socket 23,

especially designed for milk, groceries, and

' other articles, it should not be forgotten that it is equally useful for the mail-man both for the'deposit of large envelops, magazines, and newspapers, andparticularly for the parcel-post. For these last purposes, the wicket would be attached to-the front door of the house and would need to be provided with alock and key, a duplicate key being carried by the letter carrier so that he could open the Wicket from the outside and de posit mail even where the family were absent for a day and so could not reset the wicket-door. 7 a

' The claims in this application are made Specific to the construction set forth for the reason that in my companion application, Serial No. 843,299, are the generic claims which might otherwise be introduced herein.

7 WhatIclaim isi V rirte combination with a house=door main of iki": patent iiiay be obtained at five cents each, by addressing the Washington, D; 0. t

door hinged to the inner frame.

having a panel removed, of a wicket comprising an inner frame adapted to be fas tened within the opening left by the removal of the said removed panel, said frame having a shoulder resting against the inner surface of the house-door, and a deep groove orslot in its outer surface, and an outer frame havlng a front strip resting against the outer surface of the house-door, and a flange entering said groove or slot, the telescopic adjustment of said flange in said "groove orslot permitt ngthe adaptat on of the inner and outer frame members to house'- doors of different thicknesses, and a wicket- 2. The combination with a house-door having a panel removed, of a wicket com prising a wicket casing and ,a wicket-door hinged thereto, said casing consisting of an inner frame and an outer frame, the inner frame embracing top, side and'bottom members, the topand side members having each a shoulder resting against the inner surface of the house-door, and the bottom member projecting beyond the outer surface of the house-door and having an overhand descending slightly below the edge of the door-open ing, the upper surface of the water-she'd slanting downward outwardly, and the outer frame consisting of top and side members each having a front strip resting against the" outer surface of the house-door, the lower ends of the side members descending to the level of the under surface of the said bottom member. c V In testimony that I claim the foregoing invention,I have-hereunto set my hand this 13th day of October, 1914. 7

' WILLIS A. roco.

Titnesseszj I V V A. B. UIIIAM, Josnrn W. Downs. 7

Commissioner of Patents. 

